Kate Middleton sees her role as supporting her husband, Prince William, inspired by Prince Philip's way of letting Queen Elizabeth take the lead.

Prince William attended Pope Francis’ funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday (April 26), standing among other world leaders paying tribute to the late pontiff. Noticeably absent,

In 2023, William traveled solo to Kuwait to pay his respects following the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. When he was a Prince, Charles attended a number of state funerals or mourning ceremonies alone on behalf of his mother Queen Elizabeth, including that of the previous Pope John Paul II in 2005.